Adam Pash

The Windows 8 team details how they're going to deliver faster boot times in Windows 8, and according to their published test results, it's looking good (like sometimes twice-as-fast good). See the video for an impressive demo (it's basically instant-on). Boot time isn't the most important thing in the world, but no one's going to complain about a nearly instantaneous boot. If you're interested in the nitty gritty, read more about how they're doing it on the official Building Windows 8 blog.